RECENT PATENTS.

501 A TABULAR VIEW OF THE DAYS AND HOURS OF THE INTRODUCTORY LECTURES To be delivered at the different Medical Schools. Davs and

Hours.

Lecturers.

(No Lecture)... Charing-cross Hospital ......... (No Lecture) St. Bartholomew’s Hospital ......

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Dr. Bwart ......

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Mr. W. Foster

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Dr. Cullingworth,

Ramsay

University College Hospital School of Pharmacy of the Pharma-} ceutical Society of Great Britain Owens College, Victoria University

Prof. W. Mr. C. Stonham Sir H. Roscoe ...

Glasgow Royal Infirmary School of }

Mr. J M Milne

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Westminster

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Prof. J. Ross Sheffield School of Medicine ...... Sir A. Clark

Medicine}

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RECENT PATENTS. THE following list of patents is specially compiled from official sources for THE LANCET by Messrs. Rayner and Cassell, Patent Agents, 43.

Southampton-buildmgs, London.

11,881.—" Improved antiseptic jute dressings for surgical purposes." J. F. Anderson. Aug. 17th, 18b8. 11,923.-"Improvements in hafts or handles for bistouries and other surgical instruments." W.Walb. Aug. 17th, 1888. 11,964.-" A right angle attachment for holding dentists’ excavating burs

at right aI.lgles while revolving." F. H. Hallam. Aug. 18th, 1888. 12,013.-"Animproveo emulsive preparation of cod-liver oil." D. A. Davis and J. A. Hicks. Aug. 20th, 1888. 12,073.—"Improvements in apparatus for lifting and assisting patients." Otto Hass. (Complete specification.) Aug. 20th. 1888. 12,096.-" Improvements in clothing material for surgical and other purposes." J. H. Haywood. Aug. 22nd, 1888.

12,137.-" A medicated instrument or bougie for the local treatment of diseases of the urethra, uterus, prostate, &c. T. Christie. Aug. 23rd, 1888.

12,191.-" Improvements in dental chairs." D. D. Hepburn and E. Gandner. Aug. 23rd, 1888.

PRIZES AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THE following is a list of the Prizes, &c., awarded at the various metropolitan medical schools, for the Sessions 1887-88: ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL COLLEGE.—Lawrence Scholarship and Gold Medal: G. Heaton. Brackenbury Medical Scholarship: B. Pierce. Brackenbury Surgical ScholarshipJ. G. E Colby. Senior Scholarship in

Anatomy, Fh3 siology,

ships in Science:

and

Chemistry:

H. J.

Waring. Open

Scholar-

Sfmor, W. B. Jones; junior, H. T. Parker and A. N.

Weir. Preliminary Scientific Exhibition : H. W. Armstead and J. C. Baker. Jeaffreson Exhibition: W. J. Ansorge. Kirke’s Scholarship and Gold Medal: C. H. Roberts. Bentley Medical Prize: F. W. Andrewes. Bentley Surgical Prize : E. A. Edelsten. Hichens Prize: F. Mangan. Wix Prize: Not awarded. Harvey Prize:J. F. Nail. prize; 2,H. J. Waring; 3, J. Small; 4, C. H. Lengford; 5. H. A. Eccles; 6, A. G. Gane; 7. A. B. Boyd; 8, W. E. Sarjant. Practical Anatomy : Junior Treasurer’s Prize : N. O. Wilson; 2, H. W. Armstead ; 3, O. Holst; 4, A. S. Blackwell; 5 R. J. Rastrick; 6, W. B. Jones ; 7, B. G. Seton; 8, S. R. Sister; 9. E. H. Drew; 10, H. C. Arathoon. Practical Anatomy : Senior Foster Prize, M. L. Hepbnrn, prize; 2, R. Brown and J. F. Nall, equal; 4, R. D. Hotchkis ; 5, A. Quennell; 6, W. H. Maidlow and H. J. Waring, equal; 8, E. Henry; 9, U. B. D ile and L. W. Dryland, equal. Shuter J. H. Edwards, B.A. Junior Scholarships, A. G. Gane; 2, H. J. Waring ; 3, T. L. Paget. CEARING-CROSS HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.—Summer Session, 1887, and Winter Session, 1887-88 —Llewellyn Schotarsh p, certificate, and .025. S. Noy Scott; Governor’s Clinical Gold Medal. S. Noy Scott; the Pereira Prize, certificate, and £5, S. Noy Scott; special prize, value £33s, in connexion with the above, A. E. Baker; Golding Scholarship Certificate and £15, J. B. Williams. Senior Anatomy: Prize. D. C. Johnston. Junior Anatomy : Prize, C. H. J. Lockyer ; prize, J. Busfield. Senior Physiology :Prize, G. F- Dickinson. Ost eology:Summer prize, C. H. J. Winter prize. A. W. W. Hoffman. Junior PhysILockyer. ology :Prize. H. W. J. Cook. Practical Physiology : Prize, D. C. Johnston. Chemistry : Prize, W. M. Palmer. Practical Chemistry : Prize, D. J. Jones. Medicine: Prize, F. H. A. Taylor. Practical Medicine. Senior: Prize, F. H. A. Taylor. Practical Medicine, Junior: Pr ze, S. Noy Scott. Surgery : Prize, S. Noy Scott. Minor Surgery : Prize. A. W. W. Hoffman. Practical Surgery: Prize, a minor surgery operacase, A. E. Baker; prize, H. D. Johns. Materia Medica and Botany : ting Prize, H. S. Baker. Midwifery : Prize, F. Grange. Forensic Medicine: P. J. Duncan and F. Grange (equal). Pathology : Prize, P. J. Duncan. Therapeutics : Prize, J. P. Harold and S. Noy Scott (equal,. Dental Surgery: First prize, certificate and six guineas, A. Black; second prize, certificate and four guineas. J. H. Dav. ST. GEORGR’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.-The H. C. Johnson Prize in Anatomy: R. M. H. Walford. Brackenbury Prize in Medicine: B. V. Sortain. Brackenbury Prize in Surgery : H. Higgins. Acland Prize in Clinical Medicine: W. M. Davidson. B-odie Pr;ze in Clinical Surgery : H. Higgins. William Brown R100 Exhibition, tenable for two

Scholarship,

Osteology :

Prize,

years: A. H. Ward. Sir Charles Clarke’s Prize: Claude Truman. General Proficiency Prizes : H. Barkworth and R. M. H. Walford. GUY’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.—The Treasurer’s Gold Medal for Clinical Medicine, Ernest Henry Starling. The Treasurer’s Gold Medalt for Clinical Surgery, Robert Devereux Mothersole. Gurney-Hoare Prize of £2 for Clinical Study, George Herbert Pennell. Beaney Prize of 30 gueneas tor Pathology. Ernest Henry Scarling. Mackenzie-Bacon Prize of 15 for Nervous Diseases, Arthur Henry Williams. GoldingBird Medal at-d Pnze of ;/;2U for methods of Diagnosis, Robert Devereux. Mothersole. MIChael-Hanis Prize of £10 for Anatomy, John Henry Bryant. Fourth-year students : Alfred Parkin, first prize, jE25 : Robert Devereux Mothersole, second prize, 10. Third-year student: Frederick William Hall, due25. Second-3 ear students: John Henry Bryant, Bertram Whewefl Hogarth, and Arthur btanley Wohlmann, £11 13s. 4d. each, equal. First-year students : Alfred Theodore Rake, first prize... £30; Thomas Holmes, second prize, .e25. Open Scholarship in Arts of 125 guineas, Richard Llewhelhn Wason. Open Scholarship in Scienceof 125 guineas, Alfred Theodore Rake. KING’S COLLEGE.—Winter Session.—Warneford Endowment: Thomas. Boswall Beach and Frank Walter Gunn, prizes. Divinity: William. Francis Adams. Barry Prize: Charles Frederick Gross and William Turner, prizes. Jelf Medal; Thomas Boswall Beach. Anatomy: William Francis Adams, prize. Physiology: Arthur Whitfield, prize. Chemistry : Arthur Whitfield, prize. Medicine : Thomas Boswall Beach, prize. Surgery: Thomas Boswall Bea;;h and Peyton Todd Beale, prizes.. Clinical Surgery (Professor Lister) : Arthur Henry Cheatle, prize. Clinical Surgery (Professor Wood) : Harry Lambert Lack. Comparative Anatomy and Zoology : William Turner, prize. Summer Session.-Ob-stetric Medicine : Arthur Henry Cheatle, Tanner prize; Lionel Vernon Cargill, prize. Forensic Medicine: Lionel Vernon Cargill, priza. Materia Medica : Eric Law Pritchard, prize. Carter Prize tor Botany : Alfred Fadelle. Pathological Anatomy : Lionel Vernon Cargill, prize. Todd Prize for Clinical Medicine: Lionel Vernon Cargill, prize. LONDON HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE.—Entrance Science Scholar-ships for proficiency in the subjects required for the Preliminary Scientific M.B. Examination at the University of London: a6O Scholarship" E. Blomfield ; L40 Scholarship, R. B. Mannirg. Buxton Scholarships for proficiency in t he subjects required for the preliminary examinations :£30 Scholarship, R. J. F) ffe; .e20 Scholarship, C. A. Kitching. Clinical Mtdicit.e: R20 Scholarship, given by the House Committee and the Medical Council, H. E. Skyrme ; hon. certificates, W. S. Fenwick, L. Beckett. Clinical Surgery: £20 Scholarship, given by the HouseCommittee and the Medical Council, W. S. Frnwiek. Clinical Ob., ttetri^s: jE20 Scholarship, gven by the House Committee and theMedical Council, H. E. Skyrrne. Letheby Prize for proficiency in Chemistry : £30, D. Brown. Anatomy. Physiology, and Chemistry:a £25 Scholarship, given by the Medical Council, A. H. Smith. Anatomy and Physiology: .e20 Scholarship, given by the Medical Council, E. Blomfield. Dressers’ Prize for zeal, efficiency and knowledge of minor surgery, given by the House Committee: dE15, Prize, F. J. W. Porter; £10 Prize, A. W. Sturdee; £5Prize, G. E. T. Haydon. ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.-Entrance Scholarships in, Natural Science: luO guineas, R. B. Manning; 50 guineas, G. G. Clarke; 50 guineas, A. Paine. University Entrance Scholarships of 50 guineas each: W. Overend, B.A. Oxon., and A. Bindloss, B A. Cantab. Epsom Scholarship of 100 guineas: R. Gilmour. Classical Scholarship of the value of £50: J. Broadbent, B.A. Oxon. Mathematical Scholarship of the value of £50: H. G. Pryce, B.A. Cantab. Summer Session, 1887.— Second year- Midwifery: Prize, H. A. Caley. Medical Jurisprudence -A. Medica : Prize, W. V. Low. H. First Year : Materia Prize, Caley. Botany : Prize, F. W. Lewis and C. Fuller, equal. Practical Chemistry : Prize, L. Rogers andJ. B. Vickers, equal. Histology : Prize. L. Rogers.. Winter Session, 1887-88.-Third year-Medicine : Prize, R. H. Uole. Surgery : Prize, R. H. Cole. Practical Surgery : Prize, R. H. Cole. Pathology: Prize, R. H. Cole. Third and Fourth Years.-Clinical Medi-cine : Prize, J. Griffiths and N. E. Ridley, equal. Clinical Surgery: Prize, R. H. Cole and C. H. Powers, equal. Prizes in Ophthalmology oi.’ £10 10s. each: A. M. Hickley and H. J. Daggett. Pathology Scholarships : P. J. Kingston, Juty, 1887, and It. H. Cole and J. Griffith,. equal, January, 1888. Second Year. -Anatomy: Prize, L. Rogers. Physiology : Prize, G. M. Winter. First Year.-Anatomy: Prize, J. ILEvans. Physiology: Prize, E. A. Nathan. Chemistry: Prize, J,. Mander Smyth. Special Prizes. 1887 (first-year students).-For proiiciency in Anatomy, Histology, Materia Medica, and Chemistry : L. Rogers. Second-year students.-For proficiency in Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and Medical Jurisprudence, R. II. Cole. Third-yearstudents.— For proficif-nfy in Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, and Operative Surgery : F. W. Lewitt. ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL.—Summer Session. 1887.First-year studen’s: A. King, college prze, .E15, and certificate ofhonour ; H. Burden, college prize, £10, and certificate of honour,. Second-year students : A. F. Stabb, college prize, £15, and certificate of honour; H. S. Cooper, college prize. £10, and certificate of honour. Third-year students : H. G. Turney, college pr ze, £15, and certificate of honour; E A. Roberts, collegelr’ze. dBlO, and certificate of honour. Winter Sesion. 1887-88: Entrance Science Scholarships: J. E. Harris,. scholarship, 125 guineas, and certificate of honour; W. B. Winstoa, scholarship, C60, and certificate of honour. First-year students : J. H. Fisher, the William Tite Scholarship, .e30, and certificate of honour; A. Barks, college prize, £20, and certificate of hononr; C. S. Wallaceand C. S. J.ff6 (equal), culIege prize, d3i0, and certificates of honour. Secor,d-:’I ear stucents : C. P. LoveB!, the Peacock Scholarship, 40 guineas, and certificate of honour; W. F. Umney, college prize, £20, and certificate of honour ; H. Burden, college prize, £10, and certificate of honour.Third-year student’ : A. F. Stabb, second te, ure of the MusgroveScholarship with college prize, £20, and certificate of honour; S. G. Toller, college prize, £15, and certificate of honour; W. G. G. Stokes, college prizp..e1O, and certificate of honour. Reports of Surgical Cases:C. H. James, the Solly Medal and prize. Surgery and Surgical anatomy : :: F. C. Abbott. the Cresetden Medal. Practical Medicine : H. G. Turney, the Mead Medal. For genfrat proficiency and good conduct: F. C. Abbott, the Treasurer’s Gold Medal. Session.—Entrance Exhibitions ,. UNIVIRSITY COLLEGE.—Winter £100. E W. Selhy; £60, A. G. Levy; £40, W L. Andriezen. Atchison Scholarship, £60 per annum, for two yfars, H. M. Ft-rnando. Bruce Medal, G. W. Sutherland. Surgery: Gold medal, Michael G. Foster si’ver, equal, G. W. Sutherland and Ernest Wills. Physiology—Senior Class: Gold medal, W. M. Stevens; silver. A. Griffith. Junior Class Silver medal, E. W. Selby. Anatomy—Senior Class : Gold medal,